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<br />' fiscal paying agent in the United States; (ii) Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a state or local government; (iii) Offeror is an <br />agency or instrumentality of aforeign government; or (iv) Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government. [02- <br />2A 140-1 ] <br />' VENDOR REGISTRATION MANDATORY (JAN 2006) <br />You must have a state vendor number to be eligible to submit a~i offer. To obtain a state vendor number, visit www.procurement.sc.gov <br />and select New Vendor Registration. (To determine if your business is already registered, go to "Vendor Search"). Upon registration, <br />you will be assigned a state vendor number. Vendors must keep their vendor information current. If you are already registered, you can <br />update your information by selecting Change Vendor Registration. (Please note that vendor registration does not substitute for any <br />obligation to register with the S.C. Secretary of State or S.C. Department of Revenue. You can register with the agencies at <br />' http://www.scbos.com/default.htm) [02-2A145-1] <br />WITHDRAWAL OR CORRECTION OF OFFER (JAN 2004) <br />' Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for opening. If the Solicitation authorizes <br />facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for opening. A bid may be <br />withdrawn in person by a bidder or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for opening, the identity of the person <br />requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the bid. The withdrawal and correction of Offers is governed by <br />' S.C. Code Section 11-35-1520 and Regulation 19-445.2085. [02-2A150-1] <br />II. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- B. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS <br />' CONFERENCE -PRE-BID/PROPOSAL (JAN 2006) <br />Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference Date and Time: 10/22/2008 2:00 P.M. <br />t Location of Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference: Materials Management Office, MMO Conference Room, 1201 Main Street, Suite 600 <br />Columbia, SC 29201 <br />Due to the importance of all offerors having a clear understanding of the specifications and requirements of this solicitation, a conference <br />' of potential offerors will be held on the date specified on the cover page. BRING A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WITH <br />YOU. Any changes resulting from this conference will be noted in a written amendment to the solicitation. Your failure to attend will <br />not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty and cost of successfully performing the work, or for <br />proceeding to successfully perform the work without additional expense to the State. The State assumes no responsibility for any <br />' conclusions or interpretations made by the Contractor based on the information made available at the conference. Nor does the State <br />assume responsibility for any understanding reached or representation made concerning conditions which can affect the work by any of <br />its officers or agents before the execution of this contract, unless that understanding or representation is expressly stated in this <br />contract. [02-2B025-1] <br />' CLARIFICATION (NOV 2007) <br />Pursuant to Section 11-35-1520(8), the Procurement Oftlcer may elect to communicate with you after opening for the purpose of <br />clarifying either your offer or the requirements of the solicitation. Such communications may be conducted only with offerors who have <br />submitted an offer which obviously conforms in all material aspects to the solicitation. Clarification of an offer must be documented in <br />writing and included with the offer. Clarifications may not be used to revise an offer or the solicitation. [Section 11-35-1520(8); 8.19- <br />445.2080] [02-2B055-1] <br />' DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE -LABELLING (JAN 2006): <br />Include offeror's name on the cover of any specifications or descriptive literature submitted with your offer. <br />' MAGNETIC MEDIA -- REQUIRED FORMAT <br />' As noted on the wver page, an original hard copy of your offer must be accompanied by the specified number of copies in the following <br />electronic format: compact disk (CD) in one of the following formats: CD-R; DVD ROM; DVD-R; or DVD+R Formats such as CD- <br />RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-+RW, or DVIX are not acceptable and will result in the Offeror's proposal being rejected. Every <br />CD must be labeled with offeror's name, solicitation number, and specify whether contents address technical proposal or business <br />' proposal If multiple CD sets are provided, each CD in the set must be appropriately identified as to its relationship to the set, e.g., 1 of <br />2. Each CD must be identical to the original hard copy. Acceptable file formats are MS Word 97 or later and MS Ezcel. <br />MAIL PICKUP (JAN 2006) <br />Page 9 <br />Attachment number 3 <br />' F-7 Page 149 of 433 <br />